[MRCA] WWII German NVIS Antennas

[Al Klase]

Perry,

That's a very insightful interpretation.  I guess I better start modeling.

Thanks,
Al

w8au at sssnet.com wrote:
>
> Heinz Guderian's vehicle "flat-top" was fed at the rear corner, which 
> makes it more of an
> Inverted L, which would radiate over all it's surface.
>
> A pure top loaded vertical would be fed at the electrical "center" to 
> keep the top hat
> balanced.  (ie: Marconi style)
>
> This could be compared to the TBW Marine beach setup, where the LF 
> antenna was a horizontal end fed at 25 ft height (or so) against a low 
> mounted "counterpoise" of the same length, and end fed to the radio 
> ground.  Something like a big radiating capacitor?
>
> Just some more "monkey wrench" to toss into the gears....:-)
>
> Perry   w8au
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